Digital Television
DTV - HDTV Channel List

San Francisco Bay Area
(within 100 miles of San Francisco)
Listed by Transmitter Channel

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All full power analog stations have gone off the air. The only analog stations remaining are low power and translator stations.

See "Notes" below for explanation of header information.   

Transmitter Channel	Virtual Channel	Call Letters	Network/ Programming	City of License	Transmitter Location	ERP kW	Antenna HAAT-ft	Information and Notes
3.1	33.1	KCSO	Telemundo	Sacramento	S of San Andreas	3	1955	H - L
3.2	33.2		ME-TV
7.1	7.1	KGO	ABC	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	23.8	1703	H - T
7.2	7.2		Live Well HD					H
7.3	7.3		Live Well SD
8.1	8.1	KSBW	NBC	Salinas	Fremont Peak	20.6	2493	H
8.2	8.2		ABC					H
8.1	52.1	KDTS	Daystar	San Francisco	Mt. Diablo	0.22	2835	L
9.1	6.1	KVIE	PBS	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	33	1958	H - M
9.2	6.2		PBS
9.3	6.3		V-me
10.1	10.1	KXTV	ABC	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	28.6	2008	H
10.2	10.2		Live Well
12.1	11.1	KNTV	NBC	San Jose	Mt. San Bruno	103.1	1236	H - M
12.2	11.2		Calif. Non-Stop					H
13.1	35.1	KCBA	FOX	Salinas	Fremont Peak	19.75	2362	H
14.1	42.1	KTNC	EstrellaTV	Concord	Mt. Diablo	40	3156
14.2	42.2		EstrellaTV
14.3	42.3		MGM-This
15.1	23.1	KBSV	Armenian	Ceres	Mt. Oso	.421	1888
18.1	19.1	KUVS	Univision	Modesto	S of San Andreas	500	1821	H
18.2	64.2		KTFK-TeleFutura
19.1	19.1	KMBY	Universal Sports	Templeton	Mt. Toro	15	687	L
19.2	19.2		Estrella
19.3	19.3		Channel for lease
19.4	19.4		MGM-This
19.1	20.1	KOFY	Independent	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	568	1601	H
19.2	20.2		ME-TV
19.4	20.4		Azteca
20.1	27.1	K20JX	3ABN	Sacramento	SW of Lincoln	4.7	259	L
20.2	27.2		AmazingFacts
20.3	27.3		3ABNProclaim
20.4	27.4		3ABNLatino
21.1	21.1	KMUV	MTV-TR3S	Monterey	Fremont Peak	4.5	2333	L
21.1	31.1	KMAX	CW	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	1000	2014	H
22.1	22.1	KLFB	3ABN	Salinas	Mt. Toro	3.49	2651	L
22.2	22.2		3ABNLatino
22.3	22.3		3ABNProclaim
22.4	22.4		Color Bars
23.1	22.1	KRCB	PBS	Cotati	Sonoma Mtn.	299	2068	H
23.2	22.2		PBS Create
23.3	22.3		KRCB-FM91
23.1	23.1	KEZT	Home Shopping	Sacramento	Downtown Sacto	4.5	279	L
25.1	13.1	KOVR	CBS	Stockton	Walnut Grove	1000	2021	H
25.1	25.1	KQET	PBS-HD	Watsonville	Fremont Peak	81.1	2292	H
25.2	25.2		KTEH-SD-PBS
25.3	25.3		V-me
26.1	64.1	KTFK	TeleFutura	Stockton	Walnut Grove	850	1952	H
26.2	19.2		KUVS-Univision
27.1	27.1	KYMB	MGM-This	Monterey	SE of Monterey	5	574	L
27.2	27.2		CoastalTV
27.3	27.3		Cool TV
27.4	27.4		AmericaOne TV
27.1	26.1	KTSF	Independent	San Francisco	Mt. San Bruno	858	1323
27.2	26.2		?
27.3	26.3		Korean Programs
27.4	26.4		Culture News
27.5	26.5		VietToday TV
27.6	26.6		Same as 27.1
28.1	28.1	KKPM	Family/Variety	Chico	Sutter Butttes	11.5	2142	L
28.2	28.2		HomeShopping
28.1	28.1	KFTL	Family/Variety	San Francisco	Mt. San Bruno	15	1243	L
28.2	28.2		HomeShopping
28.10	28.10		KEAR-FM					Audio only
28.15	28.15		Radio Taiwan					Audio only
28.1	28.1	KMMW	MTV-TR3S	Stockton	S of San Andreas	15	1831	L
29.1	5.1	KPIX	CBS	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	1000	1679	H - T
30.1	9.1	KQED	PBS-HD	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	710	1679	H - Sched.
30.2	9.2		KQEH-SD-PBS	San Jose
30.3	9.3		PBS World
31.1	67.1	KSMS	Univision	Monterey	Fremont Peak	1000	2299
31.2	67.2		KDJT-TeleFutura
31.3	67.3		LATV
32.1	46.1	KION	CBS	Monterey	Mt. Toro	46	2487	H
32.2	46.2		CW
32.1	50.1	KEMO	Azteca	Santa Rosa	Mt. St. Helena	20	3045
33.1	32.1	KMTP	News-Arts	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	480	1696
33.2	32.2		World Channel
33.4	32.4		News Review
33.5	32.5		NTD
34.1	66.1	KFSF	TeleFutura	Vallejo	Sutro Tower	370	1634	H
34.2	66.2		KDTV-Univision
35.1	3.1	KCRA	NBC	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	1000	1900	H - M
35.2	3.2		More TV
35.1	7.1	KGO	ABC	San Jose	Monument Pk	12.1	1959	H - L - T
35.2	7.2		Live Well HD					H - L
35.3	7.3		Live Well SD					L
36.1	36.1	KICU	Independent	San Jose	Monument Pk	740	2251	H - M
36.2	36.2		Korean Programs
36.3	36.3		CCTV
38.1	38.1	K38JP	AYM Sports	Salinas	Mt. Toro	15	2254	L
38.2	38.2		MCOD
38.3	38.3		Spanish Programs
38.4	38.4		Spanish Programs
38.1	4.1	KRON	MyNetTV	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	1000	1679	H
38.2	4.2		MyNetTV
39.1	39.1	KMMD	MTV-TR3S	Salinas	Mt. Toro	15	2418	L
39.1	38.1	KCNS	Retro TV	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	1000	1679
39.2	38.2		Chinese Programs
39.3	38.3		KTNC-EstrellaTV
39.4	38.4		NHK World
40.1	40.1	KTXL	FOX	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	950	1972	H
40.2	40.2		Antenna TV
40.1	40.1	KMMC	MTV-TR3S	San Francisco	Mt. San Bruno	6	1283	L
41.1	65.1	KKPX	Ion	San Jose	Mt. San Bruno	1000	1371	H - M
41.2	65.2		Qubo
41.3	65.3		Ion Life
42.1	42.1	KMSX	Religion	Sacramento	W of N. Highlands	15	449	L
42.1	1.1	KAXT	What's On	Santa Clara-San Jose	Mt. Allison	15	1916	L - V
42.2	1.2		My Family TV
42.3	1.3		Diya TV
42.4	1.4		Bounce TV
42.5	1.5		Que Huong
42.6	1.6		Net V
42.7	1.7		EMTV-Vietnamese
42.8	1.8		Filipino FAN TV
42.9	1.9		TVHS-Taiwanese
42.10	1.10		Tiempos Finales
42.11	1.11		Jewelry TV
42.12	1.12		Corner Store
42.13	1.13		Brioso Classical					Audio only
42.14	1.14		Que Huong Radio					Audio only
42.15	1.15		Classic Country					Audio only
42.16	1.16		Classic Hindi					Audio only
42.17	1.17		Bhajans-Spiritual					Audio only
42.18	1.18		Desi Jams-Hindi					Audio only
42.19	1.19		Tagalog					Audio only
42.20	1.20		Classic Blues					Audio only
43.1	60.1	KCSM	Educational	San Mateo	Sutro Tower	500	1678	H
43.2	60.2		MHzWorldview
43.3	60.3		Jazz TV
43.4	60.4		MHz Audio					Audio only
44.1	2.1	KTVU	FOX	Oakland	Sutro Tower	1000	1680	H - M - T
44.2	2.2		LATV
45.1	44.1	KBCW	CW	San Francisco	Sutro Tower	1000	1611	H - T
46.1	43.1	KMCE	Azteca	Monterey	Fremont Peak	15	2247	L
46.2	43.2		Mega TV
46.3	43.3		Misc. Programs
46.4	43.4		TV FE
46.1	58.1	KQCA	MyNetTV	Stockton	Walnut Grove	600	1903	H
46.2	58.2		MGM-This
47.1	68.1	KTLN	TLN	Novato	Burdell Mtn.	1000	1319
48.1	29.1	KSPX	Ion	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	1000	1604	H
48.2	29.2		Qubo
48.3	29.3		Ion Life
49.1	49.1	KSAO	Coastal TV	Sacramento	SE of Folsom	10.3	344	L
49.2	49.2		Vietnam Broadcasting
49.3	49.3		Shopping
49.4	49.4		Shopping-Spanish
49.5	49.5		Antique Shopping
49.6	49.6		Channel for lease
49.1	48.1	KSTS	Telemundo	San Jose	Mt. Allison	257	2257	H - M
49.2	48.2		Exitostv
49.3	48.3		CNL Soi
49.1	49.1	K49KS	?	Santa Rosa	NE of Santa Rosa	1	341	L
50.1	54.1	KQEH	KQEH-SD-PBS	San Jose	Monument Pk	310	2172
50.2	54.2		KQED-SD-PBS
50.3	54.3		PBS Life
50.4	54.4		PBS Kids
50.5	54.5		V-me
51.1	8.1	KBTV	Various Ethnic	Sacramento	Downtn Sac'to	15	285	L - T
51.2	8.2		HOT-History Of TV
51.3	8.3		Shopping
51.4	8.4		Boraq Net
51.1	14.1	KDTV	Univision	San Francisco	Mt. Allison	476	2300	H
51.2	14.2		KFSF-TeleFutura
Stations with applications or construction permits that are not yet on the air:
2.1	?	K02QQ	?	Monterey	?	0.06	525	L - N
2.1	?	K02QX	?	Morgan Hill	?	0.3	?	L - N
2.1	?	K02QO	Religion	Santa Rosa	NW of Cloverdale	0.3	358	L - N
3.1	?	K14MW	Religion	Petaluma	Mt. Tamalpais	1.2	2195	L - N
3.1	?	K14MW	Religion	Petaluma	Sutro Tower	0.3	1119	L - N
3.1	?	K03IC	Religion	Santa Rosa	NW of Cloverdale	0.3	358	L - N
4.1	?	KTVJ	Independent	Petaluma	Mt. Tamalpais	0.3	2188	L - N
5.1	?	KBKF	?	Glen Arbor	CA 35 N of CA 84	0.3	1358	L - N
5.1	?	KTFK	TeleFutura	Stockton	Mt.Diablo	0.3	3025	L - N
6.1	?	KBKF	?	Glen Arbor	Santa Cruz Mt.	0.3	1883	L - N
6.1	?	KEFM	?	Sacramento	Sutter Buttes	0.3	2123	L - N - T
7.1	?	K07ZK	?	Monterey	Mt. Toro	0.3	2487	L - N
8.1	?	KDAS	Daystar	Guerneville	Mt. St. Helena	0.2	2963	L - N
11.1	?	K11WP	Religion	Cloverdale	NW of Cloverdale	0.3	361	L - N
11.1	?	KOTR	MyNetTV	Santa Cruz	Loma Prieta Mt.	.84	2726	L - N
13.1	?	K13ZR	Religion	Cloverdale	NW of Cloverdale	0.3	361	L - N
14.1	?	K14MW	Religion	Petaluma	NE of Santa Rosa	4	919	L - N
19.1	?	K19HW	?	Monterey	?	0.3	?	L - N
23.1	?	KEZT	Telemundo	Sacramento	Downtown Sacto	4.5	279	L - N
24.1	?	KRJR	Word of God	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	15	1596	L - N -T
26.1	?	K26JV	?	Healdsburg	NW of Cloverdale	1.0	361	L - N
27.1	?	KEXT	TeleFutura	Modesto	Mt. Oso	15	1214	L - N
28.1	?	KDTV	KDTV	Santa Rosa	N of Calistoga	3.7	2697	L - N
31.1	?	KBCW	KBCW	Napa	Mt. Vaca	.55	2044	H - L - N - T
31.1	?	KMUM	MTV-TR3S	Sacramento	NW of Rio Linda	15	410	L - N - T
32.1	?	K32KK	?	Stockton	Hughson	5	272	L - N
33.1	67.1	KDJT	TeleFutura	Salinas	Fremont Peak	9.2	2405	L - N
34.1	?	KACA	Daystar	Modesto	W of Ripon	15	440	L - N
36.1	?	KAZV	?	Modesto	Mt. Oso	0.5	1214	L - N
39.1	?	K39JM	?	Sacramento	Sutter Buttes	15	2123	L - N
41.1	?	KMMK	MTV-TR3S	Sacramento	Rt 49-S of Placerville	8.5	712	L - N
42.1	?	KPIX	KPIX	Napa	Mt. Vaca	1.28	2044	H - L - N - T
?	43.1	New	Religion	Sacramento	?	650	?	L - N - T
?	43.1	New	?	Sacramento	?	100	?	L - N - T
44.1	?	K49EO	TBN	Modesto	WNW of Ripon	15	436	L - N
45.1	?	K45HC	TBN	Sacramento	Walnut Grove	15	587	L - N
47.1	?	K47LC	?	Salinas	Fremont Peak	15	2300	L - N
48.1	?	KTVU	FOX	Oakland	Monument Pk	3.5	2100	L - N - T
48.2	?		LATV					L - N - T

NOTES:

"Transmitter Channel" is the channel number the station actually transmits on.

"Virtual Channel" is the channel to which the signal is aliased.  A signal transmitted by the station causes this number to be used on viewers' sets.  Stations are required by the FCC to use their former analog channel number as their Virtual Channel since viewers are familiar with that numbering system and station identification.  The virtual channel is marked with a question mark for those stations not yet on the air.  See the Virtual Channel Listing for a station list by virtual channel number.

Several sub-channels (programs) can be transmitted on each digital television channel. To distinguish a station's sub-channels, decimals or dashes are added after the channel number - for example 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3, or 7-1, 7-2 and 7-3. Most tuners will not show any digital signals at all until you've had the tuner do a "scan", and if a station has made changes in its lineup, these tuners will not show those changes until you scan again.

Most tuners only show stations on their virtual channels, but some tuners show stations on their actual transmitted channels as well. A few tuners show stations only on their transmitted channels. This is why we show both channels in our list. (Note, too, that knowing transmitted channels is important when you select antennas, coax, and preamplifiers, since virtual channels are meaningless when you design your antenna and signal distribution systems.)

All tuners will show all of a station's sub-channels if you receive the station well enough to receive any one of its sub-channels, but on the transmitted channel, some tuners may not show sub-channels on the same sub-channel numbers (such as .1, .2, or .3) that appear on the virtual channel and which appear in our list. Some stations do not begin their sub-channels with .1 on their transmitted channel, so you may find nothing on .1 or .2 and find sub-channels on .3 and above. Therefore, if you are watching a transmitter channel, and the sub-channels don't match our list, tune through all of the sub-channels to find the program you want.

The television band now only consists of channels 2 through 51. The frequencies above channel 51 have been auctioned off for public service, cell phone and other services.
Channels 2 through 13 are VHF.
Channels 14 through 51 are UHF.

Although still authorized for television, channels 2 through 6 have been found to be poor for digital service. Electrical interference from power lines, motors, lightning, etc. causes the loss of digital bits and the loss of signal. Only 40 full power digital stations are on these channels in the entire country; only one in California, channel 3 in Eureka.

VHF signals propagate more readily than UHF signals, so VHF stations need to transmit with less power to cover the same area.

The actual frequencies of the various channels can be seen on the CSG Network Television Frequency Table.

Clicking on the call letters of a station in the list above will take you to that station's records on the Federal Communications Commission site.

ERP = Effective Radiated Power
HAAT = Height Above Average Terrain
H - Transmits in High Definition (HDTV)
L - Low Power or Translator Station
M - Transmits mobile DTV, or will be soon
N - Not Yet On The Air
T - See notes below for special information for this station
V - KAXT has FCC okay to use channel 1 for it's virtual channel
Major San Francisco sites are in red.
Major Sacramento site is in green.

TV STATION INFORMATION:
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5-KBKF has applications for stations on channel 5, 6 and 42.
6-KBKF has applications for stations on channel 5, 6 and 42.
6-KEFM has submitted an application for channel 6 and has a construction permit for channel 59.
7-KGO has a construction permit for an on-channel (channel 7) translator for Mt. San Bruno.
15-KMUM has applications submitted for channels 15 and 31.
24-KRJR has an application submitted for channel 24 and a construction permit for channel 34.
29-KPIX has a construction permit for a 1.28 kW translator on channel 42 at Mt. Vaca and an on-channel (channel 29) translator for Mt. San Bruno.
31-KBCW has a construction permit for a .55 kW translator on channel 31 at Mt. Vaca
31-KMUM has applications submitted for channels 15 and 31.
34-KRJR has an application submitted for channel 24 and a construction permit for channel 34.
42-KPIX has a construction permit for a 1.28 kW translator on channel 42 at Mt. Vaca and an on-channel (channel 29) translator for Mt. San Bruno.
42-KBKF has applications for stations on channel 5, 6 and 42.
43-900312KG - callsign pending winner of lottery for channel.
44-KTVU has a construction permit for a 3.5 kW translator on channel 48 at Monument Peak.
45-KBCW has a construction permit for a .55 kW translator on channel 31 at Mt. Vaca
48-KTVU has a construction permit for a 3.5 kW translator at Monument Peak.
51-KBTV has approval to change transmitter channel from 51 to 27.

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SPACING REQUIREMENTS Transmitter Channels 7-13: Prohibited on same channel: 0-170 mi Prohibited on adjacent channel: 14.29-68.35 mi

Transmitter Channels 14-51: Prohibited on same channel: 0-139 mi Prohibited on adjacent channel: 14.91-68.35 mi

Note on spacing requirements: The "doughnut" shaped exclusion zone for adjacent channels recognizes that adjacent stations only present a problem when there is a strong station right next to a weak station you want to watch.

The source for most of this information is the FCC web site.

Data on this page was compiled by:
   Larry Kenney, WB9LOZ, Retired engineer, KGO/ABC
   Bill Choisser, K9AT, Registered Professional Engineer, California

There are very active HDTV forums on line for the Bay Area and the nation.
Visit our Broadcasting Page for links to them - http://www.choisser.com/broadcast.html

These charts will be updated as required.
Last updated on January 28, 2012.

Accuracy is not guaranteed but is correct to the best of our knowledge.

Larry Kenney
Corrections are welcome

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